There seems to be a lot to unpack, so sorry if this is jumping around but I tried to provide lots of details.
My wife has worked at those places and the difference in patient outcomes is night and day. Sure some people will get better regardless, but there's something special about people saying a 3 year old injury has 0/10 pain. At a big name company, they get people "good enough".
She's one of those people that would prefer to be a Physical Therapist rather than a business owner.
As a side note, many of her patients came from that 60$/hr insurance because most places don't accept it. It seems like it's a stepping stone. Knowing her, they will be grandfathered in.
Something I didn't mention is how often she does free work/eat the cost because insurance will deny payment for services that were approved but later deemed "not necessary". (Despite the person being unable to work) It's complicated because a phone call, or Physician, or patient can sometimes fix this.
My wife has worked at those places and the difference in patient outcomes is night and day. Sure some people will get better regardless, but there's something special about people saying a 3 year old injury has 0/10 pain. At a big name company, they get people "good enough".
She's one of those people that would prefer to be a Physical Therapist rather than a business owner.
As a side note, many of her patients came from that 60$/hr insurance because most places don't accept it. It seems like it's a stepping stone. Knowing her, they will be grandfathered in.
Something I didn't mention is how often she does free work/eat the cost because insurance will deny payment for services that were approved but later deemed "not necessary". (Despite the person being unable to work) It's complicated because a phone call, or Physician, or patient can sometimes fix this.